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Clear/creamy colored liquid leaking out of my breast!

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Im 34 wks 6 days and I have been leaking clear stuff out of my breasts since around my 2nd trimester. Lately, the last 4-6 wks, it has been accompanied by this creamy colored stuff kinda like its a stream but not consistantly all the time. I was wondering if this is possibly my milk trying to come in... my poor bras/shirts are becoming soaked! I have a large bust can this have something to do with it? I have been told that taking a warm shower and trying to "massage" the liquid out was all that I can really do because I personally want to buy a breast pump now and just suck it all out! My husband likes to point out that I can feed an army with how much I leak! HELP!!!! What can I do?!

It's probably a good idea to ask your ob/midwife about it, since your milk can come in before your baby is born. If she says it is alright, I would definitely hand express (http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/HandExpression.html is a great site). I lost a great deal of my supply because my preemie daughter wasn't able to empty my breasts completely when my milk came in, so I would ask ASAP. Trust me, it's HARD to get your supply back if it's damaged early on.
If nothing else, try to save whatever you are leaking. You can freeze it and give it to your baby later.
Good luck, and congrats! :)

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